How to Find Water in the Wild: 6 Ways, Ranked (and 3 Myths That Kill)

How to find water in the wild and make it safe to drink: how to read the land, 6 ways to get water ranked from worst to best, 3 survival myths that will dehydrate you faster, and how to purify water with no pot, no filter and even no fire. You can last about three weeks without food, but only about three days without water — and in desert heat, maybe one. The good news: water is almost always closer than you think. This illustrated survival guide shows where to look, how to dig for it, how to collect it, and how to make it safe. In this video: • What dehydration does to you at 2%, 5% and 10% — and why you ration sweat, not water • How to find water in the wilderness: go downhill, follow green plants, game trails, birds, bees and ants • How to find water in the desert: dig at the outside bend of a dry riverbed • Beach well: why fresh water floats on salt water • 6 ways to get water, ranked: solar still, transpiration bag, bamboo and vines, snow and ice, dew, rain • Why the famous solar still is a last resort • 3 myths: cactus water, drinking urine, drinking seawater • How to filter water in the wild with a tripod filter (grass, sand, charcoal) • How to purify water: boiling times, how to boil water without a pot using hot rocks • SODIS: solar water disinfection in a clear plastic bottle Chapters: 0:00 3 days without water 0:43 What dehydration does to you 1:45 How to read the land 2:46 Digging for water 3:24 6 ways to collect water, ranked 5:28 3 myths that kill 6:06 How to filter water 7:09 How to kill the germs 8:13 Recap Watch next — how to start a fire without matches or a lighter:    • How to Start a Fire Without a Lighter or M...   Next episode: food — what is safe to eat out there, and what will poison you. Subscribe so you don't miss it. ⚠️ This video is for education. Always treat water from natural sources before drinking it. Hot rocks, fire and boiling water can cause serious burns; never heat rocks taken from water. #survival #bushcraft #survivalskills how to find water in the wild, how to find water in the desert, how to get water in the wilderness, how to purify water in the wilderness, how to filter water survival, survival water purification, solar still survival, how to boil water without a pot, hot rock boiling, sodis water purification, can you drink seawater, cactus water myth, transpiration bag, how long can you survive without water, survival skills, bushcraft, wilderness survival